I installed Retroarch on Steam and wrote a script in desktop-mode to point it’s default folder to my emulation files hosted on a home server (raspberry pi w/ external drive). I loaded the script into steam as a non-steam “game” and can run it in game-mode so once it was all set up it’s literally two clicks to get to an enormous library of retro+arcade games.

Xenogears

I’m running 14 on it currently

I’m satisfied with my https://moondroplab.com/en/products/miad01

It’s got two jacks!

Sounds like you’ve got some classics lined up but I’d suggest throwing in some more casual stuff too, especially if you’re losing interest in the long-form, story-based games. Something like excite bike or crazy taxi or road rash (I’m partial to old racers) or anything where you just pick it up, play a few rounds and move on. Think arcade style.

I made a favorites list in retroarch and cycle through it. I’ll play the story-based classics too but sometimes it’s difficult to get invested with dated graphics and sound. The pick-up-and-go games I find more accessible as I’m getting older.